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The Quint : an Interdisciplinary Quarterly from the North 1 the Quint Volume Eleven Issue Three the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 1 the quint volume eleven issue three an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north guest editor Ying Kong ISSN 1920-1028 editor Sue Matheson the quint welcomes submissions. See our guide- lines or contact us at: film review editor the quint Antonio Sanna University College of the North P.O. Box 3000 The Pas, Manitoba Canada R9A 1K7 We cannot be held responsible for unsolicited material production: Sue Matheson cover photo: Jian Tang A quarterly journal, the quint is housed in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Science at the Uni- versity of the North. The encouragement and support of this project by the Vice President Aca- demic of the University College of the North is deeply appreciated. Copyright 2019© the quint for the contributors. No part of this publication may be reproduced. 2 Volume 11.3 (June 2019) Editorial Advisory Board Moshen Ashtiany, Columbia University Joseph Atoyebi, University College of the North Brenda Austin-Smith, University of Manitoba Keith Batterbe. University of Turku Donald Beecher, Carleton University Melanie Belmore, University College of the North Gerald Bowler, Independent Scholar Robert Budde, University Northern British Columbia John Butler, Independent Scholar David Carpenter, Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan Terrence Craig, Mount Allison University Lynn Echevarria, Yukon College Erwin Erdhardt, III, University of Cincinnati Peter Falconer, University of Bristol Peter Geller, University of the Fraser Valley Susan Gold, University of Windsor Peter Gordon, Independent Scholar Jim Gough, Athabasca University John George Hansen, University of Saskatchewan Richard Harris, University of Saskatchewan Stella Hockenhull, University of Wolverhampton Didi Hutchins, University of Alaska (Anchorage) Deborah Lynn Kitchen Døderlein, University of Oslo Ying Kong, University College of the North Martin Kuester, University of Marburg Ronald Marken, Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan Camille McCutcheon, University of South Carolina Upstate Lorraine Meyer, Brandon University the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 3 Editorial Advisory Board Ray Merlock, Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina Upstate Antonia Mills, Professor Emeritus, University of Northern British Columbia Ikuko Mizunoe, Professor Emeritus, Kyoritsu Women’s University Avis Mysyk, Cape Breton University Hisam Nakamura, Tenri University Andrew Patrick Nelson, University of Montana Julie Pelletier, University of Winnipeg Vincent Pitturo, Denver University Frances Pheasant-Kelly, University of Wolverhampton Christian Riegel, University of Regina Antonio Sanna, Independent Scholar Steve Roe, Northern Lights College Dan Smith, University College of the North Robert Spindler, University of Innsbruck Nicholas Tyrras, Independent Scholar Darrell Varga, NSCAD Gene Walz, University of Manitoba Robin Waugh, Wilfred Laurier University David Williams, Professor Emeritus Professor, University of Manitoba 4 Volume 11.3 (June 2019) contents Miao Woman by Jian Tang.......................................................................................8 EDITORIAL..............................................................................................................9 Miao Woman #2 by Jian Tang...............................................................................12 Woman's Theatre as a platform for Advocacy; a Case from China by Qianting Ke. ...................................................................................................................................13 Hui Man by Jian Tang............................................................................................36 Evenki's Harmonious Co-Existence with Nature by Kedong Liu, Yanwei Wang, and Baomin Zhu......................................................................................................37 Morning View of Lujiazhui, Shanghai by Jian Tang.............................................70 From Feminine Tears to the Male Gaze; The Demise of the Huangmei Diao Opera Film in Late-1969s Hong Kong by Wendy Xie......................................................71 Circular Nets for Crab Farming at Xiapu by Jian Tang......................................98 Golden Chicken as Historicomedy; Sex Work in Hong Kong and Local Popular Culture by Gladys Mac...........................................................................................99 Taiji Practicing in the Morning, Shanghai by Jian Tang....................................123 Gratitutde is the Sign of Noble Souls; Acknowledging Acts in Chinese Online Medical Consultation by Yansheng Mao, Rui Huang, andYuhan Liu..............124 Taking Wedding Pictures by Jian Tang.................................................................163 Fantasy of Freedom: Narrating Sex and Love in Yu Dafu and Eileen Chang by Alice Fengyuan Yu.................................................................................................164 Shanghai Museum of Science and Technology by Jian Tang.............................197 the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 5 contents The Changing Role of a Cultural Magazine in the 21st Century: The Origin and Digital Reimagination of Ricepaper Magazine by Allan Cho.............................198 An Old Town Named Longmen, Zhejiang Province by Jian Tang......................214 Remembering Blackfish in Black Poolby Zhang Wei ( tr. Dongwei Chu)........215 Ancient Town of Shaxi, Taichang, Jiangshu Province by Jian Tang..................224 Mankind's Fall from Grace by Kaile Chu...........................................................225 Making a Wish in the Temple by Jian Tang........................................................230 The Song of the Dandelion by San San, (tr. Sun Cheng Ping)...........................231 An Old Town Named Longmen, Zhejiang Province #2 by Jian Tang................254 The Red Dragon by Donna Besel.........................................................................255 Jing An Temple, Shanghai by Jian Tang..............................................................287 Notes from China, A Writer's Baedeker by Sally Ito...........................................288 Hakka Round House, Fujian Province by Jian Tang.........................................294 Away from the Root by Qian Wu.........................................................................295 View of Qiong Long San Dao, Jiangsu Province by Jian Tang........................304 Little Brother by Jianmei Li................................................................................305 Ancient Town of Tang Kou, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province by Jian Tang...................316 6 Volume 11.3 (June 2019) contents Joining a tour with mother: Generational differences by Qiangting Ke, Ning Li, Ms Xie, and Jing Yuan..........................................................................................317 Chinese Picture by Jian Tang...............................................................................324 I am Lao Yan by Ying Kong.................................................................................325 The Bund, Shanghai by Jian Tang......................................................................378 CONTRIBUTORS................................................................................................379 Long Hua Temple, Shanghai by Jian Tang.........................................................386 SUBMISSION.......................................................................................................387 GUIDELINES.......................................................................................................387 CALL FOR PAPERS............................................................................................387 the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 7 Miao Woman Jian Tang Volume 11.3 (June 2019) 11.3 Volume 8 EDITORIAL I would like to start by expressing my appreciation to the quint, this global, interdisciplinary journal, for offering its platform to international scholars, writers and artists to showcase their scholarship and creative writing on Chinese and Chinese- Canadian culture and literature. As a scholar of both Chinese Studies and Canadian Literature with a special interest in Indigenous Literature, I see how culture and literature are complementary. As a member of the Chinese diaspora in Canada, each time I go back to my home country, I see China integrating more and more with the world, economically and culturally, as expressed in the slogan from China Central Television (CCTV): “The World Needs China and China Needs the World.” By the same token, Chinese culture and literature also crave for the attention of the world. This attention will make for a better understanding of China, her people, and her culture. This special issue of quint contains themes and topics of Chinese culture and literature from different genres: research essays, literary translations, and creative writing. The issue starts with Qianting Ke’s “The Rewriting and Adapting of The Vagina Monologues in China,” a case study of using theatre as a platform for feminist advocacy. Ke demonstrates that monologue, dialogue, and “double monologue” are needed to tell women’s stories on the stage from different perspectives. Following Ke’s piece is a literary essay on Zijian Chi’s novel, The Last Quarter of the Moon, which depicts the life of the Chinese Evenki, the last Chinese nomadic hunting minority in Northeast China. This
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